diff --git a/internal/tui/components/app/app.go b/internal/tui/components/app/app.go
index ccb8a54a..16fefade 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/app/app.go
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ func (m *Model) handleKeyMsg(msg tea.KeyMsg) tea.Cmd {
 		saving := m.currentPageViewportSaving()
 		enteringInput := currentPageModel != nil && currentPageModel.EnteringInput()
 		typingQLegitimately := msg.String() == "q" && (addingQToFilter || saving || enteringInput || m.inPty)
-		if !typingQLegitimately || m.err != nil {
+		ctrlCInPty := m.inPty && msg.String() == "ctrl+c"
+		if (!ctrlCInPty && !typingQLegitimately) || m.err != nil {
 			return m.cleanupCmd()
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tui/nomad/exec.go b/internal/tui/nomad/exec.go
index 083fc9c4..37b9dad3 100644
--- a/internal/tui/nomad/exec.go
+++ b/internal/tui/nomad/exec.go
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ func GetKeypress(msg tea.KeyMsg) (keypress string) {
 		}
 	case tea.KeyCtrlD:
 		keypress = string(rune(4))
+	case tea.KeyCtrlC:
+		keypress = string(rune(3))
 	case tea.KeyTab:
 		keypress = string(rune(9))
 	case tea.KeyUp:
diff --git a/internal/tui/nomad/pages.go b/internal/tui/nomad/pages.go
index c20f3eb4..f9d58f96 100644
--- a/internal/tui/nomad/pages.go
+++ b/internal/tui/nomad/pages.go
@@ -385,6 +385,12 @@ func GetPageKeyHelp(
 		changeKeyHelp(&keymap.KeyMap.Compact, "compact")
 	}
 
+	if filterFocused || enteringInput {
+		keymap.KeyMap.Exit.SetHelp("ctrl+c", "exit")
+	} else {
+		keymap.KeyMap.Exit.SetHelp("q/ctrl+c", "exit")
+	}
+
 	firstRow := []key.Binding{keymap.KeyMap.Exit}
 
 	if !saving && !filterFocused {
@@ -446,8 +452,7 @@ func GetPageKeyHelp(
 		}
 		if inPty {
 			changeKeyHelp(&keymap.KeyMap.Back, "disable input")
-			secondRow = []key.Binding{keymap.KeyMap.Back}
-			return getShortHelp(firstRow) + "\n" + getShortHelp(secondRow)
+			return getShortHelp([]key.Binding{keymap.KeyMap.Back})
 		} else {
 			if webSocketConnected {
 				changeKeyHelp(&keymap.KeyMap.Forward, "enable input")